> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.contextual.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Temperature

> `(temperature)`

## Description

Controls how creative the agent’s responses are. A higher temperature means more creative and varied responses, while a lower temperature results in more consistent, predictable answers. Ranges from `0` to `1`, defaults to `0`.